Gary Spangler
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Gary Spangler | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Music executive |
| Years active | 1997 – present |
| Organization | Republic Records |
Gary Spangler is an American music executive and the Executive Vice President of Promotion of Republic Records, a division of Universal Music Group.
Career
Spangler began his career in the music industry at age 17 in 1996 as a DJ working in Santa Cruz, California.[1]
From 1997 to 2006, he worked at music promotion company Lawman Promotions in San Francisco.[2] He later became Vice President of the company.[3] He also worked for KYLD, based in the same city.[4]
In 2006, he joined Republic Records as Vice President of Crossover Promotion, where he created campaigns for Drake, Taylor Swift, and Lil Wayne, among others.[5] In 2012, he was named Senior Vice President Promotion & Operations.[6] He became Executive Vice President of Promotion in 2016, overseeing promotion and strategy for Republic Records and Island Records.[7]
Notable features
In 2015, he was featured on Billboard's Forty Under Forty Power Players list.[8] He appeared on Variety's 2018 Hitmakers List for his work promoting several Post Malone and Drake songs,[9][10] and again in 2019 for his work on Ariana Grande's singles "7 Rings" and "Thank U, Next" as well as Shawn Mendes' and Camila Cabello's "Senorita".[11]
Philanthropy
As of 2018, Spangler is a member of the Ryan Seacrest Foundation's advisory board.[12]
References
- ^ "Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "HITS Daily Double : Rumor Mill - REPUBLIC'S SPANGLER UPPED TO EVP PROMO". HITS Daily Double. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "World Radio History" (PDF). World Radio History. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "HITS Daily Double : Rumor Mill - REPUBLIC'S SPANGLER UPPED TO EVP PROMO". HITS Daily Double. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
- ^ "Universal Republic Promotes, Restructures Promo Staff". All Access. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
- ^ "HITS Daily Double : Rumor Mill - Spangler upped at Republic". HITS Daily Double. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
- ^ "HITS Daily Double : Rumor Mill - REPUBLIC'S SPANGLER UPPED TO EVP PROMO". HITS Daily Double. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
- ^ "40 Under 40: Music's Top Young Power Players Revealed". Billboard. 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
- ^ "Variety's 2018 Hitmakers Revealed". Variety. 2018-11-29. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
- ^ Doperalski, Daniel (2018-11-29). "Variety's 2018 Hitmakers". Variety. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
- ^ "Variety's 2019 Hitmakers and Hitbreakers Revealed". Variety. 2019-12-05. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
- ^ "Ryan Seacrest Foundation Appoints New Industry Advisors From Big Machine, SB Projects, Def Jam & More". Billboard. 2018-10-24. Retrieved 2020-07-20.